Synonyms of commend
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Another word for commend is honor. Other synonyms of commend are praise, worthy, applaud, magnify and exalt.
Synonyms and similar words for commend
verbTo congratulate or reward.
- felicitateTo congratulate.
- take one's hat off to
verbTo praise or acclaim.
- exaltTo honor; to hold in high esteem; to praise or worship.
- extolTo praise; to make high.
- laudTo praise; to glorify.
- aggrandizeTo make appear great or greater; to exalt.
- applaudTo praise, or express approval for something or someone.
- enthrone literary
- appraiseTo praise; to commend.
- bepraiseTo praise greatly or extravagantly.
- cry upTo extol, praise.
- eulogizeTo praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.
- glorify
- honorTo think of highly, to respect highly; to show respect for; to recognise the importance or spiritual value of.
- idolizeTo adore excessively; to revere immoderately.
- lionize
- magnifyTo praise, glorify (someone or something, especially God).
- panegyrizeTo praise, especially in an eloquent speech or in writing.
- praiseTo give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
- puffTo praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public attention to by praises; to praise unduly.
- revereTo honour in a form lesser than worship, e.g., a saint, or an idol.
- speak well ofTo say good things about someone or something.
- transfigureTo glorify or exalt.
- venerateTo revere or hold in awe.
- worthyTo render or treat as worthy.
- belaud rareTo load with praise; praise greatly; extol.
verbTo adorn; to set off.
- arrayTo clothe and ornament; to adorn or attire.
- deck
- ornament
- adornTo make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- apparel
- invest literary
- detail
- beautify
- bedeck
- betrimTo trim (“decorate”); to adorn, deck, or embellish.
- decorate
- decore
- deck out
- do up
- dress up
- dubTo clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn.
- embellish
- enrichTo adorn, ornate more richly.
- garnish
- grace
- prettify
- pretty upTo make pretty.
- adore obsoleteTo adorn.
- mangonize obsoleteTo make (something) appear more attractive or appealing.
nounCommendation; praise.
- accolade
- commendation
- douceur
- approbationThe act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction; approval...
- approval
- attaboyA cry of encouragement; an accolade.
- appreciation
- compliment
- congratulationThe act of congratulating.
- encomium
- encouragement
- laudationThe act of lauding; high praise or commendation.
- laudits
- props
- tout
- extolment obsoletePraise.
nounCompliments; greetings.
Meaning of commend
- verb To congratulate or reward.
- verb To praise or acclaim.
- verb To entrust or commit to the care of someone else.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: commend (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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